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Sto caricando le informazioni... Dreaming Anastasia: A Novel of Love, Magic, and the Power of Dreamsdi Joy Preble
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. While I generally liked this book, there were points were I really struggled to get through the book. Some of the plot felt contrived, and I couldn't really get into Anne and Ethan's story. To be honest, I was more interested in Anastasia's story and how she would deal with Baba Yaga. I did like that Tess got involved in the main plot, but she felt more incidental. I also couldn't grasp Viktor as a villain, I didn't understand what his full motives were and the random theories that Anne sprouted off just felt random. ("Oh, he hates his family! Oh, he wants to live forever!") If this wasn't the start to a series and treated more as a stand-alone novel, I would probably have liked it a lot better. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Historical Fiction.
Young Adult Fiction.
HTML: What really happened to Anastasia Romanov? Anastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone than when the gunfire started and her family began to fall around her. Surely the bullets would come for her next. But they didn't. Instead, two gnarled old hands reached for her. When she wakes up she discovers that she is in the ancient hut of the witch Baba Yaga, and that some things are worse than being dead. In modern-day Chicago, Anne doesn't know much about Russian history. She is more concerned about getting into a good college??until the dreams start. She is somewhere else. She is someone else. And she is sharing a small room with a very old woman. The vivid dreams startle her, but not until a handsome stranger offers to explain them does she realize her life is going to change forever. She is the only one who can save Anastasia. But, Anastasia is having her own dreams... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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The inclusion of Baba Yaga, the proverbial witch in the woods of Russian folktales, was interesting. I've seen her written in so many different ways recently, that this wizened mostly mad old woman--who does things for the fun of it, not for any real reason most of the time--was refreshing.
The story itself is told from multiple first person viewpoints and times as we see events unfold around Anne, Anastasia and Ethan that could either be the final piece of the puzzle that is the lost princess or something far more sinister.
From a historical standpoint I know very little about Russian history, the Romanov Assassinations or the country's folklore. What little I know is gleaned from other stories or from what my father has told me honestly. As this wasn't meant to be a historical non-fiction novel, or even a historical fiction novel, I don't think it matters very much. Preble includes many details that were fascinating and made up plenty of her own I'm sure.
The overall tone of the book is rather melancholy however. For all the 'good' moments, there was an undercurrent of sadness that had me tensely wondering when the other 'foot' would drop. When it did I was very sad and briefly thought about skipping it, but I couldn't. Its an interesting conclusion that fits the tone of the novel, just not one I would normally enjoy. ( )